Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-02-12
THENATION'S SOLONs
THE WORK OF OUR SENATOR AND
REPRESENTATIVE.
SENATE.

SENATE
WAsHNaTON, February I.-Senate.-Mf
Plumb presented a petition Of citizens OF
Kansas fer improved railroad mail service
which services he declared was now simply
dl5grace1ul IN that state. Bills were re-
ported from committee and placed or the
calendar as follows. For the location and
esta blBhment Of home for disabled VOiun-
teer soldiers west of the Rscky mountains.
Mr. Morgan, by request, introduced a bill
to encourage the holding of q national in
dustriai exposition IN 1888, of the arts and
products of the colOrsd race. The senate
then resumed the consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. Mr.. Plumb
offered an amendment eppropriating $4c,-
OOO to complete the building at Fort Scott
Kansas. Agreed to. Without disposing Of
the bill the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 2-Senate-AIr.
reported back favorably the house bill ap-
proprlating $4,000, to be Immediately
available for the special distribution of seeds
IN the drought stricken section OF Texas by
the agricultural department. Passed. The
senate then resumed consideration of the
sundry civil bill. A long discussion ensusd
concerning coast d64enses and the navy,
after which the bill passed. Mr.. Teller
called up the senate bill providing for a
military post near Denver. Colorado, (Dassed
by the senate and amended by the housed
and moved that the house amendments be
CONQUERED in. Carried. chs bill as passed
apprOprlates bl0O,OOO.) The house bill to
bridge the Missouri river between omaha and
Council Bluffs, reported from the committee
on commerce with amendments, passed.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-SenaIs.-AIr
EVarts introduced a bill for the purchase
of John EricssOn's Destroyer, and ten en-
lerged steel vessels of the same type, for
defen ling the harbOrs Of the United States,
appropriating SIP, 200 and 100000 for
these purposes respectively. A resolution
offered Hast session by Mr.. Ingalls, to dis
charge the committee on pensions from the
further consideration of the bill removing
the limitation on application TOR arrears of
pension was taken up. The resolution was
agreed to. The resolution heretofore offered
by Mr.. Plumb, calling on the secretary Of
the interior for information as TO whether
there Is any rule Of the pension office where
by any applicant for a pension is denied
hearing by reason of being also a petitioner
to congress was taken up and discussed.
Laid aside without action. The senate then
went into executive session and soon after
adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, February 4.-Senate.-AIr.
/ HOar, from. the judiciary committee, re-
I ported back, with an amendment in the
| nature of a substitute, the house joint reso-
/ luton authorizing an investigation OF the
Pacific rail- Dads which have received aid
1 from the United States. The senate then
| passed the senate bill to credit and pay the
/ several states and territories and the Dis
/ trict Of Columbia all monies collected under
the direct tax levied by the act of August
., 1861. The senate then resumed consider
alton of the railroad attorneys bill, and
after numerous amendments it was passed.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-SenaDe.-Sixty
pension bills we're passed, among them the
house bill granting a pension of $50 6
month to the widow of Brigadier General
Thomas Francis Mssgher; the house bill
increasing the pension Of the widow OF
Colonel Amos Hempkiu Jones, of the
marine corps, from $50 to $40 a month; {
senate bill increasing the pension of the
widow Of Major General Hunter to $50 {
month, and one giving an army nurse $12
month; one giving a volunteer nurse S25 {
month, one increasing the pension of the
widow OF Commodore SpiceI to $50, anC
one increasing the pension of the widow o.
! Colonel Loren Barrett to 800. The senate
then proceeded to the consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill. The bill (Which
contains htty-U@o printed pages) was passe.
without discussion. The senate bill to in
corporate the Atlantic & Pacific Shin Rail
way company (thf sEades Tehauntepec bill
was taken up as a special order. Mr.. Morgan
addressed the senate, and an adjournmen
was taken before the conclusion Of his re
marks
WASHINGTON, February 7.-Senate.-Reso
lutlons of the Kansas legislature Tor the
organization of the territory Of OkIahom!
were presented and referred to the commit
tee on territories. Mr.. Teller reported
bill granting certain lRnds to the city o
Colorado Springs for a water reservoir
4 Mr.. HOar presented e memorial of tn
national board of trade IN fSTor of a genera
bankruptcy law. The senate, being abOu
to take mp house bills on calendar, Mr.
HaWley moved to proceed to the cOnsidera
ton of the bill to encourage the mauufae
ture of steel for modern army ordnance
armor end other army purposes, and to pro
vide heavy Ordancs adapted to modern arm
warfare. The bill apprOpriating S21, 900, 90
for coast defenses and improved ordnanc
was passed. The senate then resumed con
sideration of the Eads Tehuantepec bill, AM
Mr.. Morgan concluded his speech in sup
port of it. After an executive session tn
senate adjourned.